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Comptia Project + Project Management

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1. Measure of schedule efficiency on a project. ratio of earned value (EV) and the planned value (PV). SV = EV minus PV.






2. The date up to or through which the project's reporting system has provided actual status and accomplishments. also called as-of date and time-now date.






3. A collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation will be controlled - changed and approved. in most application areas - the change control system is a subset of the configuration management system






4. Estimating the type and quantities of material - people - equipment or supplies required to perform the activity






5. A component of work performed during the course of a project






6. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project






7. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com






8. Hybrid contractual arrangement containing aspects of both cost reimbursable and fixed price contracts. time and material contract have no definitive end - can grow. units are preset by the buyer and seller.






9. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity






10. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur






11. The sum of all budgets established for the work to be performed on a project or a work breakdown structure component or a schedule activity. the total planned value for the project






12. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken






13. An imperfection or deficiency in a project component where that component does not meet requirements or specifications and needs to be either repaired or replaced






14. Identifying all people or organizations impacted by the project and documenting relevant information regarding their interest - involvement and impact on project success






15. Graphic display of cumulative costs - labor - hours - percentage of work or other quantities - plotted against time. used to depict planned value - earned value and active costs.






16. Point in time that work was scheduled to start on a schedule activity. called planned start date.






17. A technique that explores the accuracy of assumptions and identifies risks to the project from inaccuracy - inconsistency - or incompleteness of assumptions






18. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.






19. Analytical technique that uses three cost or duration estimates to represent optimistic - most likely and pessimistic scenarios.






20. Process which generates hundreds or thousands of probable performance outcomes based on probability distributions for cost and schedule on individual tasks. the outcomes are used to generate a probability distribution for a project as a whole.






21. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance






22. Processes required to track - review and regulate the progress and performance of the project - identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required and initiate the corresponding changes.






23. An estimating technique that uses the values of parameters - such as scope - cost - budget - and duration or measures of scale such as size - weight - and complexity from a previous similar activity as the basis of estimating the same parameter or me






24. Features and functions that characterize a product - service or result






25. Specific version of the schedule model used to compare actual results to the plan to determine if preventive or corrective action is needed to meet the project objectives






26. A specific technique for measuring the performance of work and used to establish the performance measurement baseline






27. The approved estimate for the project or any work breakdown structure component or any schedule activity






28. Risk response planning technique for a threat that creates changes to the project management plan that are meant to either eliminate the risk or to protect the project objectives from its impact.






29. Determining project stakeholder information needs and defining a communication approach






30. Document that specifies in a complete precise verifiable manner the requirements - design behavior or other characteristics of a system component - product - result or service






31. Schedule activity that determines when the logical successor activity can begin or end






32. Requirements imposed by a government body. government mandated compliance






33. Condition or capability that must be met or possessed by a system - product - service result or component to satisfy a contract - standard - specification or other formally imposed document.






34. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity






35. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes






36. A formal approved document that defines how the project is executed - monitored - and controlled.






37. The right to apply project resources - expend funds - make decisions or give approvals






38. Documents utilized in bid and proposal activities - which include the buyer's invitation for bid - invitation for negotiations - request for information - request for quotation - request for proposal and sellers responses






39. A general data gathering and creativity technique that can be used to identify risks - ideas or solutions to issues by using a group of team members or subject matter experts






40. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline






41. Making relevant information available to project stakeholders






42. Collection of generally sequential - non overlapping product phases whose name and number are determined by the manufacturing and control needs of the organization.






43. Tracking - reviewing - regulating the progress to meet the performance objectives defined in the project management plan






44. Shortening the project schedule duration without reducing the project scope






45. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.






46. Judgment provided based upon expertise in an application area - knowledge area - discipline - industry - etc. as appropriate for the activity being performed.






47. Calculation of the early start and early finish dates for the uncompleted portions of all network activities






48. Logical relationship where completion of work of the successor activity cannot finish until the completion of work of the predecessor activity.






49. An entry in the work breakdown structure that can be at any level






50. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.